A Checkered History
Arthur Samuel, 1959
- Learning algorithm used to build computer checkers player
- Beat a ‘master’
Patrick Prosser, 1970s
- Undergraduate project
- Probably state of the art at that time
- Not developed further
Jonathan Schaeffer, 1990s
- Chinook is the World Man-Machine champion
- Possibly the best player there has ever been of any kind